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<h1>General preferences </h1>
<p class="whs1"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The General 
 preferences page lets you personalize your MicroStrategy Web settings. 
 Here, you can modify settings such as language, font style, and Save options. 
 </span></p>
<p>Select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Preferences</B></span> from the 
 menu at the top of MicroStrategy Web, then click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General</B></span>. 
 The options are described below:</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Default start page</B></span>: 
 Select a default start page location. Options include Home, Summary, History 
 List, My Subscriptions, My Reports, Shared Reports, Create Report, Create 
 Document. You can also choose to start with the Last Folder visited, if 
 a folder name is displayed.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Color Theme</B></span>: 
 Select a color from the drop-down list. Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show 
 Theme Preview</B></span> to see how the color scheme will look in MicroStrategy 
 Web. </p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Language:</B></span> 
 Specify the language in which to display MicroStrategy Web pages.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="list-style: circle;" type=circle class=p><p class="whs4">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show advanced options</B></span> to access 
 Number and Date Format, Measurement Units, and Intelligence Server Messages. 
 </p></li>
	<ul type="disc" class="whs2">
		
<li style="list-style: circle;" type=circle class=p><p class="whs4"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Metadata</B></span>: Select the language in which 
 the report object names, for example the row and column names, should 
 be displayed from the drop-down list. </p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: circle;" type=circle class=p><p class="whs4"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Number and Date Format</B></span>: Specify the 
 language in which numbers and dates are displayed. This setting, along 
 with the Time Zone setting, ensure that object creation/modification dates 
 and times are converted to your local time if the project information 
 is in another time zone. </p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<p class="whs5"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Number and Date Format</B></span> and 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Time Zone</B></span> settings do not affect 
 report execution dates and times shown in the History List.</p>
<ul type="circle" class="whs6">
	<ul type="circle" class="whs6">
		<ol type="circle" class="whs7">
			<ul type="circle" class="whs6">
				
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Measurement 
 Units</B></span>: Specify the unit of measurement that Web should use for 
 horizontal and vertical rulers, the alignment grid, and the measurement 
 and positioning of objects in a report or document. </p></li>
				
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Data</B></span>: 
 Select the language in which the report results should be displayed from 
 the drop-down list. This is the data that comes from your organization’s 
 data storage.</p></li>
				
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Intelligence 
 Server</B></span>: Specify the language in which all messages from the MicroStrategy 
 Intelligence Server are displayed. For example, this includes error messages 
 and warning messages.</p></li>
			</ul>
		</ol>
		
<li style="list-style: square;" type=square class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Time 
 Zone</B></span>: Specify the time zone in which you work (the default setting 
 is GMT or Greenwich Mean Time).</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>
<a 
 name="Dynamic HTML"></a>Dynamic HTML</B></span> (called DHTML): Enable or 
 disable DHTML optimization in your browser for MicroStrategy Web. (DHTML 
 optimization features are described in the list below.) Browser versions 
 above Internet Explorer 6, Safari 3.1.1, and Mozilla Firefox fully support 
 DHTML. The default setting is <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Determine 
 automatically</B></span>, which means that DHTML optimization is automatically 
 turned on if your browser supports the technology. Select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>No</B></span> 
 to use HTML only. </p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs8">DHTML optimization allows you to access the 
 following features (some of the following actions require certain privileges):</p>
<ul type="square" class="whs3">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Creating Report Services 
 documents</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Automatically submitting 
 option selections in drop-down menus as soon as they are selected, rather 
 than requiring you to select the option and then click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> 
 or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply</B></span></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Moving, copying, or renaming 
 reports, documents, folders, or other objects while browsing through folder 
 pages </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Dragging and dropping objects 
 on or off a grid report</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Right-clicking objects in 
 reports or folders to have quick access to formatting and other functionality</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Enabling outline mode in 
 grid reports, which lets you group data, making longer reports easier 
 to analyze</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Locking a grid report’s column 
 and row headings, so that when you scroll through a large report the column 
 and row headings remain visible</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Adding shortcut metrics, 
 such as percent-to-total or rank metrics, to a grid report</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs8">Moving dialog boxes such 
 as the Report Properties dialog box. If DHTML is disabled, option screens 
 are displayed as panels that cannot be repositioned.</p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: disc; margin-left: -20px;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Accessibility 
 Mode</B></span>: If you use software that audibly reads what is displayed 
 on the monitor, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Enable screen 
 reader compatibility</B></span> check box. Enabling this check box also enables 
 a screen reader-compatible version of this help.</p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px; list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Drop down 
 menus:</B></span> Select or clear the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Require 
 mouse click to open menus</B></span> check box to determine whether to require 
 a mouse click to open menus. If the check box is disabled, menus open 
 when a user places the cursor over them. This is only applicable when 
 DHTML is enabled. (See 
<a href="#Dynamic HTML">Dynamic HTML</a> above.)</p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs8"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font style</B></span>: Select the fonts or typefaces 
 you want to have available for the interface and reports. Select a font 
 in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Available</B></span> column, then 
 click the right arrow to move it to the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Selected</B></span> 
 column. You can then select a font and click the up or down arrows to 
 order them in the priority to use on reports. You can also set the font 
 size you prefer in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font size</B></span> 
 field. If you are using a double-byte (Asian) character set in the interface, 
 be sure to select a font type that suits your language display. </p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px; list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Output Formats</B></span>: 
 Set printing and exporting options, as follows:</p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use PDF for printing 
 reports</B></span>: Select this option to enable PDF printing, which allows 
 you to adjust your document or report through a PDF preview before printing 
 it. PDF printing allows you to specify print options without having to 
 adjust your browser's print settings. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Re-use new window 
 for each export, print, PDF action</B></span>: Clear this check box to open 
 a new window every time you click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>PDF</B></span>, 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Print</B></span>, or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Export</B></span> 
 buttons. Select this check box to reuse a PDF, Export, or Print window 
 whenever one of these types of windows is already open in Web. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Full Screen Mode 
 Behavior for Reports</B></span>:</p></li>
		<ul type="circle" class="whs6">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Read from Report</B></span>: 
 Ensures that a report is displayed in Full Screen mode only if the report's 
 Full Screen Mode setting is enabled. </p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ul>
<p class="whs9">This setting is the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Always 
 open this report in full screen mode</B></span> check box in the Grid Options 
 dialog box/panel. </p>
<ol type="square" class="whs10">
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		<ul type="circle" class="whs6">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Open every 
 Report in Full Screen mode</B></span>: Ensures that all reports in the current 
 project are displayed in Full Screen Mode, by default.</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Don't open 
 any Report in Full Screen mode</B></span>: Ensures that no reports in the 
 current project are displayed in Full Screen Mode.</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li style="list-style: square;" type=square class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Full 
 Screen Mode Behavior for Documents</B></span>:</p></li>
		<ul type="circle" class="whs6">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Read from Document:</B></span> 
 Ensures that a report is displayed in Full Screen Mode only if the report's 
 Full Screen mode setting is enabled. </p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs9">This setting is the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Always 
 open this document in full screen mode</B></span> check box in the Properties 
 and Formatting dialog box. </p>
<ul type="square" class="whs3">
	<ol type="square" class="whs10">
		<ul type="circle" class="whs6">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Open every 
 Document in Full Screen mode</B></span>: Ensures that all reports in the current 
 project are displayed in Full Screen Mode, by default.</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Don't open 
 any Document in Full Screen mode</B></span>: Ensures that no reports in the 
 current project are displayed in Full Screen Mode.</p></li>
		</ul>
	</ol>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cart-style 
 selections</B></span>: Determine whether items in cart-style prompts or in 
 the Report Filter and View Filter editors remain in the Available list 
 even after you add them to the Selected list. Select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Keep 
 item in list of available answers when making selections in cart-style 
 prompts or filter editors</B></span> check box to ensure that items you select 
 are not removed from the Available list when you move them to the Selected 
 list.</p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Qualification</B></span>: 
 This is the actual condition that must be met for data to be included 
 on a report. For example, &quot;Region = Northeast&quot; or &quot;Revenue 
 &gt; $1 million&quot;. You can create multiple qualifications for a single 
 filter or custom group, and then set how to combine the qualifications 
 using the logical operators AND, AND NOT, OR, and OR NOT.</p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		
<li style="list-style: square;" type=square class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Default 
 Operators for Metric Qualification</B></span>: Determine the default operator 
 (such as Greater Than or Equals) that is displayed in a report filter, 
 view filter, or prompt when you create a metric qualification. When you 
 build a metric qualification in a filter or prompt, the operator specified 
 here is displayed by default if it is compatible with the datatype of 
 the metric.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Default Operators 
 for Attribute Qualification</B></span>: Determine the default operator (such 
 as Greater Than or Equals) that is displayed in a report filter, view 
 filter, or prompt when you create an attribute qualification. When you 
 build an attribute qualification in a filter or prompt, the operator specified 
 here is displayed by default if it is compatible with the attribute form.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Preserve white 
 space in prompt answers and filter expressions</B></span>: Determines the 
 white space in prompts’ answers and filter details when you create a metric 
 or attribute qualification. </p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Hierarchy 
 browsing</B></span>: Specify what levels of detail are displayed when you 
 browse hierarchies of attributes. (A hierarchy is a group of attributes 
 that are related through some business concept. For example, a Time hierarchy 
 might contain the attributes Year, Month, and Day. Hierarchies are used 
 to group these related objects so you can find related objects easily 
 and view them together when selecting objects.)</p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Expand Attributes</B></span> 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>automatically when there is only one 
 browsing option</B></span>: Select this option to allow attributes with only 
 one browsing option to be expanded automatically .</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Save 
 Options</B></span>: </p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs3">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display advanced 
 options</B></span>: Allows you to choose whether to save reports as static 
 or prompted. Saving a report as prompted will re-prompt you the next time 
 you run the report; saving it as static saves and recalls your original 
 prompt answers as the default answers the next time you run the report. 
 For more information about saving reports, see 
<a href="Save_reports_and_objects.htm">Saving 
 Reports</a>.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<p>From the drop-down list at the bottom of the page, select to apply the 
 changes to the current project or all projects you have accessed that 
 are stored on the Intelligence Server and then click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply</B></span>. 
 </p>
<p class="whs11">Warning</p>
<p class="whs12">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs12">Clicking <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Load 
 Default Values</B></span> will reset all of your preferences settings.</p>
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